Masku

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Masku

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Maskun kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Masku kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Maskun kirkko.jpg

| image_caption = Masku Church

| image_shield = Askainen.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Masku sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Masku in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|60|34|N|022|06|E|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southwest Finland

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Turku sub-region

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Arto Oikarinen

|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Masku}}

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|area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Masku}}

|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Masku}}

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|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Masku}}

|population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Masku}}

|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Masku}}

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|demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Masku}}

|demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Masku}}

|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Masku}}

|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Masku}}

|demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Masku}}

|demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Masku}}

|demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Masku}}

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|demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Masku}}

|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Masku}}

|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Masku}}

|demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Masku}}

|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Masku}}

|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Masku}}

|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Masku}}

| blank3_name = Climate

| blank3_info = Dfb

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = [http://www.masku.fi/ www.masku.fi]

}}

Masku ({{IPA|fi|ˈmɑsku}}) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about {{convert|17|km}} just north of Turku, has a population of {{formatnum:

{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Masku}}}}

({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}

}}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Masku}}|km2}} of

which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Masku}}|km2|abbr=on}}

is water. The population density is

{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Masku|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in Swedish. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461 Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223065114/http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461 |date=2011-12-23 }}

On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.